"naïf" meaning in French

See naïf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /na.if/ Audio: Fr-naïf.ogg Forms: naïve [feminine], naïfs [masculine, plural], naïves [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French naïf, inherited from Latin nātīvus. Doublet of natif. Semantical shift from "original; natural; simple" to "simple-minded". Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|naïf|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French naïf, {{inh+|fr|fro|naïf}} Inherited from Old French naïf, {{inh|fr|la|nātīvus}} Latin nātīvus, {{doublet|fr|natif}} Doublet of natif Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=naïve}} naïf (feminine naïve, masculine plural naïfs, feminine plural naïves)
  1. naive, dewy-eyed; gullible Categories (topical): Personality Related terms: , naître
    Sense id: en-naïf-fr-adj-~AUKvY9J Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 26 71 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 31 67 0 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1923, Marcel Proust, translated by Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff, La prisonnière:",
          "text": "Habituellement, on déteste ce qui nous est semblable, et nos propres défauts vus du dehors nous exaspèrent. Combien plus encore quand quelqu’un qui a passé l’âge où on les exprime naïvement et qui, par exemple, s’est fait dans les moments les plus brûlants un visage de glace, exècre-t-il les mêmes défauts, si c’est un autre, plus jeune, ou plus naïf, ou plus sot, qui les exprime !",
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          "ref": "1923, Marcel Proust, translated by Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff, La prisonnière:",
          "text": "Habituellement, on déteste ce qui nous est semblable, et nos propres défauts vus du dehors nous exaspèrent. Combien plus encore quand quelqu’un qui a passé l’âge où on les exprime naïvement et qui, par exemple, s’est fait dans les moments les plus brûlants un visage de glace, exècre-t-il les mêmes défauts, si c’est un autre, plus jeune, ou plus naïf, ou plus sot, qui les exprime !",
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